Alligator can greet Michigan restaurant patrons

AP , Associated Press

Dec. 17, 20137:09 PM ET

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A 4-foot long alligator named Wally will be allowed to greet patrons of a Michigan restaurant.

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Wally, a 4-foot alligator, is shown in this undated photo provided by the operators of Cajun Gator, a restaurant in Port Huron, Mich. On Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, the Port Huron City Council voted 4-2 to allow American alligators in its central business district. The restaurant is expected to open within days, and Wally is to be on hand to greet customers. (AP Photo/Cajun Gator)

Wally, a 4-foot alligator, is shown in this undated photo provided by the operators of Cajun Gator, a restaurant in Port Huron, Mich. On Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, the Port Huron City Council voted 4-2 to allow American alligators in its central business district. The restaurant is expected to open within days, and Wally is to be on hand to greet customers. (AP Photo/Cajun Gator)

In this photo taken Dec. 5, 2013, a contractor works on the remodeling of the building for the restaurant, the Cajun Gator, in Port Huron, Mich. The Port Huron city council voted Monday night, Dec. 16, 2013, to allow American alligators in the Central Business District. The restaurant's mascot, a 4-foot long alligator named Wally, will be allowed to greet patrons of the restaurant. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Mark R. Rummel) NO SALES

In this photo taken Dec. 5, 2013, Wally, a 4-foot alligator that is the mascot of the Cajun Gator restaurant, rests inside his enclosure at the restaurant in downtown Port Huron, Mich. The Port Huron city council voted Monday night, Dec. 16, 2013, to allow American alligators in the Central Business District, allowing Wally to greet patrons of the restaurant. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Mark R. Rummel) NO SALES